US20180003796A1 - Mobile device positioning - Google Patents

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US20180003796A1
US20180003796A1 US15/535,404 US201515535404A US2018003796A1 US 20180003796 A1 US20180003796 A1 US 20180003796A1 US 201515535404 A US201515535404 A US 201515535404A US 2018003796 A1 US2018003796 A1 US 2018003796A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/18—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using ultrasonic, sonic, or infrasonic waves
    • G01S5/30—Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S1/00—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith
    • G01S1/72—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S1/00—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith
    • G01S1/72—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • G01S1/74—Details
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S1/00—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith
    • G01S1/72—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • G01S1/76—Systems for determining direction or position line
    • G01S1/80—Systems for determining direction or position line using a comparison of transit time of synchronised signals transmitted from non-directional transducers or transducer systems spaced apart, i.e. path-difference systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/18—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using ultrasonic, sonic, or infrasonic waves
    • G01S5/26—Position of receiver fixed by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements

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  • the present disclosure generally relates to mobile device positioning.
  • a conventional indoor positioning system includes a plurality of speakers each of which is driven by a separate amplifier module, such that the plurality of speakers are able to receive different signals. Therefore, it is relatively easy to control the plurality of speakers to reproduce ranging sound signals at particular time intervals to implement indoor positioning.
  • a plurality of speakers are connected in series and driven by a single amplifier module, which means the plurality of speakers receive the same signal. Controlling the plurality of speakers to reproduce ranging sound signals at particular time intervals is a problem.
  • a method for generating a plurality of ranging sound signals for positioning a mobile device may include: each of a plurality of ranging signal generating devices, which are connected to an audio signal cable and are located at different positions in an area, generating a ranging sound signal based on a synchronization signal transmitted on the audio signal cable, whereby location of the mobile device within the area can be obtained based on records of the ranging sound signals made by the mobile device.
  • the ranging sound signal is generated after a preset time period from receipt of the synchronization signal by a detecting unit, where the detecting unit is adapted to obtain a receipt time point of the synchronization signal being received by the plurality of ranging signal generating devices.
  • the preset time period for each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices is configured to be different, such that the ranging sound signals are generated at different time points.
  • the preset time period for each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices is configured to be the same, where the ranging sound signals are distinct from each other.
  • the synchronization signal is mixed, by a mixing device, with a content audio signal to be transmitted on the audio signal cable, where the content audio signal is for driving a plurality of speakers connected to the audio signal cable to reproduce the content audio signal.
  • the method further includes: separating the synchronization signal and the content audio signal from each other, where the synchronization signal is transmitted to the plurality of ranging signal generating devices, and the content audio signal is transmitted to the plurality of speakers.
  • the plurality of ranging signal generating devices are respectively connected to the plurality of speakers, such that electric signals from the plurality of ranging signal generating devices are respectively converted into acoustic signals by the plurality of speakers.
  • the ranging sound signal is converted from a digital signal to an analog signal before the ranging sound signal is transmitted to one of the plurality of speakers.
  • the records of the ranging sound signals include at least one selected from a group consisting of an arrival time of each ranging sound signal, an arrival time difference between each two of the ranging sound signals, and a signal attenuation of each ranging sound signal.
  • a system for generating a plurality of ranging sound signals for positioning a mobile device including: a plurality of ranging signal generating devices which are connected to an audio signal cable and are located at different positions in an area, wherein each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices is configured to: generate a ranging sound signal based on a synchronization signal transmitted on the audio signal cable, whereby location of the mobile device within the area can be obtained based on records of the ranging sound signals made by the mobile device.
  • the plurality of ranging signal generating devices are respectively connected to the plurality of speakers, such that electric signals from the plurality of ranging signal generating devices are respectively converted into acoustic signals by the plurality of speakers.
  • the system further includes a detecting unit adapted to detect the receipt of the synchronization signal, where the detecting unit is adapted to obtain a receipt time point of the synchronization signal being received by the plurality of ranging signal generating devices.
  • the ranging sound signal is generated after a preset time period from receipt of the synchronization signal.
  • the preset time period for each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices is configured to be different, such that the ranging sound signals are generated at different time points.
  • the preset time period for each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices is configured to be the same, where the ranging sound signals are distinct from each other.
  • the system further includes a mixing device for mixing the synchronization signal with a content audio signal before the mixed signal is transmitted on the audio signal cable, where the content audio signal is for driving a plurality of speakers connected to the audio signal cable to reproduce the content audio signal.
  • the system further includes a separating unit for separating the synchronization signal and the content audio signal from each other, where the synchronization signal is transmitted to the plurality of ranging signal generating devices, and the content audio signal is transmitted to the plurality of speakers.
  • the system further includes a digital to analog converter adapted to convert the ranging sound signal from a digital signal to an analog signal before the ranging sound signal is transmitted to one of the plurality of speakers.
  • the records of the ranging sound signals include at least one selected from a group consisting of an arrival time of each ranging sound signal, an arrival time difference between each two of the ranging sound signals, and a signal attenuation of each ranging sound signal.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a speaker system for positioning a mobile device within an area
  • FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a flow chart for generating a plurality of ranging sound signals for positioning a mobile device
  • FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a ranging signal generating device for generating a ranging sound signal at a preset time point.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a speaker system 100 for positioning a mobile device 20 in an area.
  • the speaker system 100 includes a plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c , which are connected in series and located on different points along an audio signal cable 103 .
  • the plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c are driven by a single amplifier module 105 to reproduce a content audio signal transmitted on the audio signal cable 103 .
  • numbers and arrangement of the speakers and the ranging signal generating devices in FIG. 1 are just for illustration. In some embodiments, the number of the speakers and the ranging signal generating devices are both not less than three.
  • the content audio signal may be signals broadcasted periodically in the train stations or airports. As the content audio signal is transmitted on the audio signal cable 103 really fast, it can be assumed that the plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c receive the content audio signal substantially at a same time point.
  • the speaker system 100 further includes a plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c which are connected to the audio signal cable 103 and are located at different positions in the area.
  • the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c are configured to generate a plurality of ranging sound signals.
  • the speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c may be configured to broadcast the ranging sound signals respectively, such that the mobile device 20 can receive the plurality of ranging sound signals and make records of them. Based on the records of the ranging sound signals, position relation between the mobile device 20 and each of the speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c, location of the mobile device 20 can be obtained.
  • the plurality of ranging sound signals may be distinct from each other. Or else, in some embodiments, the plurality of ranging sound signals may be broadcasted at different time points.
  • FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a flow chart 200 for generating a plurality of ranging sound signals for positioning the mobile device 20 .
  • S 201 receiving, by the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c, an amplified audio signal transmitted on the audio signal cable 103 , where the amplified audio signal contains a synchronization signal and a content audio signal for driving the plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c to reproduce the content audio signal.
  • the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a , 107 b and 107 c may be connected to the audio signal cable 103 at different points along the audio signal cable 103 .
  • the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c are connected to the audio signal cable 103 in series.
  • the amplified audio signal may be obtained by mixing the synchronization signal with the content audio signal together.
  • a mixing device may mix the synchronization signal with the content audio signal together.
  • the mixing device may be a digital mixing device for mixing digital signals together.
  • the mixing device may be an analog mixing device for mixing analog signals together.
  • the mixed signal may be transmitted to an amplifier module 105 for amplifying it.
  • the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c may receive the amplified audio signal, containing both the synchronization signal and the content audio signal, from the amplifier module 105 .
  • the synchronization signal may be a chirp signal and have a frequency higher than a preset value F1, the content audio signal may have a frequency lower than the preset value F1. Therefore, the content audio signal would not be interfered with the synchronization signal.
  • the preset value F1 may be 19 KHz.
  • the chirp signal may be an up-chirp signal, a down-chirp signal, or a combination thereof.
  • the flow chart 200 may further include: separating the synchronization signal and the content audio signal from each other, where the synchronization signal is transmitted to the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c, the content audio signal is transmitted to the plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c for driving the plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c to reproduce the content audio signal.
  • a separating unit may be employed to separate the synchronization signal from the content audio signal.
  • the separating unit may include a high-pass filter and low-pass filter.
  • the high-pass filter is able to filter out the content audio signal which has a frequency lower than the preset value F1 and pass the synchronization signal which has a frequency higher than the preset value F1.
  • the low-pass filter is able to filter out the synchronization signal which has a frequency higher than the preset value F1 and pass the content audio signal which has a frequency lower than the preset value F1.
  • the synchronization signal is transmitted to the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c, while the content audio signal is transmitted to the plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c.
  • each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c generating a ranging sound signal at a time point.
  • the preset time period for each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c is configured to be the same. That is, each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c may generate the ranging sound signal at a same time point. In this case, the ranging sound signals generated by the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a , 107 b and 107 c should be distinct from each other so that they can be distinguished in the records.
  • the preset time period for each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c is configured to be different from others, such that the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c are configured to generate the ranging sound signals at different time points. It could be understood that, as long as the intervals between the time points when the ranging sound signals are generated are long enough, the ranging sound signals are able to be identified in the records.
  • the receipt of the synchronization signal may be detected by a detecting unit, where the detecting unit is adapted to obtain a receipt time point of the synchronization signal being received by the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c. Each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices may generate the ranging sound signal after the preset time period from the receipt time point.
  • the detecting unit may be a correlator which is adapted to obtain the receipt time point through cross-correlation.
  • the ranging sound signals generated by the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c are electric signals, such as digital signals or analog signals.
  • the ranging sound signals needs to be converted into acoustic signals before being broadcasted to the mobile device 20 .
  • the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a , 107 b and 107 c may be respectively connected to the plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c.
  • ranging sound signals generated by the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c are able to be respectively transmitted to the plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c and be converted into an acoustic signal by the corresponding speaker.
  • the ranging signal generating device 107 a is connected to the speaker 101 a
  • the ranging signal generating device 107 b is connected to the speaker 101 b
  • the ranging signal generating device 107 c is connected to the speaker 101 c.
  • ranging sound signal generated by the ranging signal generating device 107 a is able to be converted into an acoustic signal by the speaker 101 a
  • ranging sound signal generated by the ranging signal generating device 107 b is able to be converted into an acoustic signal by the speaker 101 b
  • ranging sound signal generated by the ranging signal generating device 107 c is able to be converted into an acoustic signal by the speaker 101 c.
  • each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c may include a converting unit, such as an acoustic transducer, for converting the ranging sound signal into an acoustic signal, such that the ranging sound signals generated by the plurality ranging signal generating devices 107 a , 107 b and 107 c are respectively reproduced by corresponding converting units.
  • a converting unit such as an acoustic transducer
  • the ranging sound signal produced by the ranging signal generating devices need to be amplified. Further, if the ranging sound signal is digital, it need further to be converted from a digital signal to an analog signal before amplified.
  • recording the ranging sound signals may include: recording an arrival time of each ranging sound signal, recording an arrival time difference between each two ranging sound signals, or recording an attenuation of each ranging sound signal. Accordingly, distances between the mobile device 20 and each of the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 can be obtained.
  • the location of the mobile device 20 can be obtained by existing ways, such as Time of Arrival (TOA) Geolocation, Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) Geolocation, and so on.
  • TOA Time of Arrival
  • TDOA Time Difference of Arrival
  • the location of the mobile device 20 is obtained based on the records of the ranging sound signals and positions of the converting units because it is the converting units broadcasting the ranging sound signals.
  • the location of the mobile device 20 is obtained based on the records of the ranging sound signals and positions of the plurality of speakers 101 a , 101 b and 101 c.
  • FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a diagram of the ranging signal generating device 107 a.
  • the ranging signal generating device 107 a may include: a detecting unit 1071 a, and a generating unit 1073 a.
  • the detecting unit 1071 a may be connected to the audio signal cable 103 for detecting if the amplified audio signal transmitted on the audio signal cable 103 contains a synchronization signal.
  • the detecting unit 1071 a may be further configured to detect a receipt time point of the synchronization signal being received by the ranging signal generating device 107 a.
  • the detecting unit 1071 a may be a correlator for detecting the synchronization signal through cross-relation.
  • the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c may use a common detecting unit 1071 a to detect the receipt of the synchronization signal.
  • the generating unit 1073 a is configured to generate a ranging sound signal when the synchronization signal is detected by the detecting unit 1071 a, where the ranging sound signal is generated at a time point after a preset time period from the synchronization signal is detected or from the receipt time point.
  • the ranging signal generating device 107 a may further include a converting unit 1075 a.
  • the converting unit 1075 a is configured to convert electric signals from the generating unit 1073 a into acoustic signals.
  • the generating unit 1073 a of the ranging signal generating device 107 a may be connected to the speaker 101 a, such that the electric signals from the generating unit 1073 a is able to be converted into the acoustic signals by the speaker 101 a.
  • a digital to analog converter may be employed to convert the ranging sound signal from a digital signal to an analog signal before the ranging sound signal is transmitted to the speaker 101 a.
  • an amplifier may be employed to amplify the ranging sound signal before transmitted to the speaker.
  • the detecting unit 1071 a of the ranging signal generating device 107 a may be connected with a separating unit 1077 a and receive the amplified audio signal from the separating unit 1077 a.
  • the separating unit 1077 a is configured to separate the synchronization signal from the content audio signal, where the synchronization signal is transmitted to the plurality of ranging signal generating devices 107 a, 107 b and 107 c, the content audio signal is transmitted to the plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c for driving the plurality of speakers 101 a, 101 b and 101 c to reproduce the content audio signal.
  • accuracy rate and efficiency of the detecting unit 1071 a may be improved.
  • the synchronization signal may be a chirp signal and have a frequency higher than a preset value F1
  • the content audio signal may have a frequency lower than the preset value F1.
  • the separating unit 1077 a may include a high-pass filter for filtering out the content audio signal and pass the synchronization signal to be transmitted to the detecting unit 1071 a of the ranging signal generating device 107 a.
  • the separating unit 1077 a may further include a low-pass filter for filtering out synchronization signal and pass the content audio signal to be transmitted to the speaker 101 a.

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